Word Problems
Samantha went to the toy store and bought 3 toys. Each toy cost $7. She gave the cashier a $50 bill. How much change did Samantha get back?
Step 1: The total cost of 3 toys is 3×7=21 dollars.
Step 2: Subtract the total cost from $50: 50−21=29
Answer: Samantha gets $29 in change.
12,369 + 3,587 =
15,956
9,253 * 5 =
46,265
2,365 / 4 =
591 R.1
789 - 159 =
630
In the library, there are 45 shelves of books. Each shelf holds 12 books. How many books are in the library in total?
Step 1: The total number of books is 45×12=540
Answer: There are 540 books in the library.
135,025 + 23,587 =
158,612
65 * 18 =
1,170
6,859 / 9 =
762 R.2
9,026 - 4,584 =
4,442
Sophia bought 3 tickets to a concert. Each ticket costs $15. She also paid $6 for parking. How much did Sophia spend in total?
There are 132 students in the gym. 68 more students come in for the assembly. How many students are in the gym now?
200 students
Sarah is organizing her bookshelves. She has 14 shelves, and each shelf holds 4 times as many books. How many books can fit on a shelf?
56 books
A teacher has 96 pencils. She wants to give the same number of pencils to 8 students. How many pencils will each student get?
12 pencils per student
There were 500 students at the school assembly. 175 students left early. How many students are still at the assembly?
325 students
Samantha has 50 toy cars. She gave 12 cars to her friend and then bought 18 more cars. How many toy cars does she have now?
Sophia collects 88 stamps in the first week of the month and 127 stamps in the second week. How many stamps does she have altogether?
215 stamps
A bakery bakes 18 trays of cookies. Each tray holds 36 cookies. How many cookies did the bakery bake?
648 cookies
There are 72 apples. That is 9 times as many apples that can fit into a basket. How many apples are in each basket?
8 apples in each basket.
A bakery made 850 cupcakes. They sold 625 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left?
225 cupcakes
Sarah is planning a party and needs 6 balloons for each guest. If she invites 8 guests, how many balloons does she need? If the balloons come in packs of 10, how many packs should she buy?
Tom has 450 stickers in his collection. His friend gives him 125 more stickers. How many stickers does Tom have in total?
575 stickers
There are 25 students in each class. If there are 6 classes at the school, how many students are there in all the classes?
150 students
Sarah has 144 pieces of candy. That is 12 times as many candies that can fit into gift bags. How many pieces of candy can fit in each bag?
12 candies
Samantha has 1,000 pieces of yarn. She used 475 pieces to make a scarf. How many pieces of yarn does she have left?
525 pieces of yarn